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5 to 7 is where you start to look at guys like Ivey. Possibly Keegan Murray or AJ Griffin.

Most professional gamblers don't make the majority of their money strictly on knowing who the better team is/isn't. The find exploits like listed above and hammer them until books fix them. A guy named Spanky hosts a gambling podcast. He told a story of finding an exploit before the internet existed. Books in AC were not taking into account weather for MLB O/U lines. So his group had someone at each MLB stadium and all they did was call in with the wind report. If it was blowing out that day, they took the over. Blowing in and they took the under. He said they made a fortune until the books caught on and fixed it.

I laughed when they picked Barnes. I was pretty sad when Giddey got hurt. He had really come on strong the past few months. Cade wont win ROY and that is fine. I'm 100% content with the pick.

Probably somewhere in-between. He has some legit skills but I wonder if his frame will ever let him showcase them in the NBA. Look at Mobley and how much he struggles with heavier centers right now. I don't mean Embiid or Jokic, I'm talking average guys like Horford. And Mobley has a good 20 pounds on Chet. Plus Mobley is in a totally different universe when it comes to perimeter mobility. When Cleveland is completely healthy he is guarding the opposing teams SF every night. That is pretty crazy for a legit seven footer.

He would have been if he was born 30 years earlier. Teams don't value his skillset as much as they do a perimeter guy. He cant shoot the three, will never be a defensive anchor and his back to the basket game will slow your offense to a crawl. His midrange is nice, but that is the worst spot on the floor to take a shot from. Not a bad player. Just born in the wrong era.

Not a huge fan of Ivey in the top 5. Not great size, not much of a handle, low BBIQ. Gets tunnel vision a bit and just tries to get to the hoop no matter what, and I understand that with his athletic ability. He shot below 30% from three in Big Ten play. Doesn't play much defense. I like him better if Detroit falls a bit.

Shaedon Sharpe is the wildcard in this draft. Attends Kentucky, and attends is the key word there. He reclassified to enroll early and hasn't played. Nobody knows if he will be eligible for the draft and nobody knows if he will declare even if he is. He would jump into my top 3 if he is eligible and he declares. Sam Vecenie currently has him at #5 on his big board. Here is some things he says about him. What’s next for Kentucky, Shaedon Sharpe with NBA Draft decision looming?

My always fluid top 3: 1)Jabari Smith - Excellent defender who can guard the 3/4 and switch 1-4. That is a big skill in todays perimeter happy game. Also shoots 42% from three on high volume, 5.5 attempts per game. Has some warts though, like all of this years prospects. His is a total lack of game going to the rim. Zero handle, I mean he barely even dribbles. 2) Bennedict Mathurin - This wont be popular at all. But we are trying to predict who is the best player 5 years from now, not today. He has that size you want in a wing at 6'7" 195 pounds. Athletic and explosive. Only shooting 37% from three which isn't very good for college. But he has a really pretty jump shot. He takes some bad/forced shots being the teams #1 option. Clean that up and the shooting% goes up a bit. Knock on him is he isn't the hottest defender and can not create for others. He is a good shot creator for himself though and an excellent cutter. Moves extremely well off the ball. He will get Cade another assist or two each game just with his cutting. Did I mention explosive? 3 - Nobody, yet. You could put 5 different guys here. All have intriguing upside and all have massive bust potential.

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This isn't a great draft so I could see a team giving up a back half of the lottery pick for Grant. Especially a team like Portland who is trying to give it one more go with an aging star. They would also have two lottery picks this year so dumping one isn't terrible.

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He is eligible for a max extension this summer. Curious to see if NO gives it to him with his weight/injury problems. https://theathletic.com/3198951/2022/03/21/heat-a-potential-suitor-for-bradley-beal-herniated-disc-holding-ben-simmons-back-and-more-nba-news-inside-pass/

Cade is having a nice March. 8 games. 22.1 PPG, 7.9 TRB, 6.9 APG on 44%/34%/52% shooting. This rookie class is really good.

Hell yeah. For those that don't know. This is Ferrari headquarters and they hang a Ferrari flag at the door for each win in the season.

Saw an interview with Charles and he claims he was letting Max get past him on the first straight. He did it so he would have DRS on the second and take back track position. Apparently the telemetry confirms this as Charles was consistently hitting 8th gear down that straight, but only 7th when him and Max were tangling.

The one two is nice. But I was satisfied midway through the race. After the past few years it was nice watching Charles be able to slug it out with Max for 3 or 4 laps.

We both loved Yellowjackets.

Yeah, I would not bet against Mercedes. There are rumors F1 will announce a Las Vegas race soon. Supposedly a street circuit including parts of the strip.

Watch to the end when he gets asked about Merc lol

Thanks! Been lurking quite a while but have been insanely busy lately. A Ferrari P1 in qualifying today was enough to make me sign up and gloat a bit.

The cars are gorgeous. I don't think I dislike any of the liveries but Alfa is probably the best looking. I dig the new rule change giving the entire grid free tire choice to start races. No more having use your Q2 tires.

Any concern about the S&P basically being a tech fund? This shows that the tech sector made up about 30% of the S&P holdings on Dec 31. More than double the next sector. But don't listen to me. In May it will be two years since I had a single penny in the stock market. It has been sheer bliss.

The Scuderia is back! At least until tomorrow when they finish 5 spots lower than they should have because they screwed up their pit strategies.